Read the quotation from "song of myself." you will hardly know who i am or what i mean, but i shall be good health to you nevertheless, and filter and fibre your blood. failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, missing me one place search another, i stop somewhere waiting for you. which statement best summarizes the theme that these lines suggest?
a. one should keep striving, even in the face of adversity.
b. the self is complex and an integral part of nature.
c. a clear-eyed vision of one’s strengths is crucial.
d. one should always be faithful to one’s friends.

b. The self is complex and an integral part of nature.

The statement that best summarizes the theme that these lines suggest is "The self is complex and an integral part of nature."

Explanation:

Even when the general topic of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman refers to the complexity of human being, There are some specific lines that exemplify it, for example "You will hardly know who I am or what I mean" here he can see that the narrator defines himself as a person who is hard to read and to be understood.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius:

his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed:

these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.